GT Championship title for a second time. In the 2020 Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli West Coast Championship, Rydquist competed in the SGT category driving the Prototype Development Group's Factory Five Racing GTM. Rydquist won every race the team entered. His most notable achievement was an overall podium finish in a rain race at Sonoma, where he finished third behind Greg Pickett and Thomas Merrill in TA, TA2 category Ford Mustangs. In the same car Rydquist raced to the NASA WERC ES category win in the season opener at Willow Springs International Raceway, co-driving with Beau Borders. In 2021 Rydquist won the Trans Am presented by Pirelli Series TA2® West Championship. TA2® is recognized world wide as one of the most competitive sprint road racing series in the United States. Rydquist clinched the championship one round early with a win from pole in Utah, following wins at Sonoma, Thunderhill and the Ridge. Rydquist joined Showtime Motorsports for select races in the 2022 National Trans Am TA2® Championship. At the Sebring season opener the team's brand new #4 car exhibited lack of rear grip along with overheating brakes. Rydquist nursed the car from 25th place to finish 13th. At Laguna Seca Rydquist showed strong practice and qualifying pace but retired early with failed brakes. Rydquist and the Showtime Motorsports team rebounded at Sonoma Raceway with both of the team's TA2 cars #4 and #6 performing at similar pace which led to Rydquist's first top 10 finish in the TA2 National Series. For the Music City Grand Prix race in Nashville, Rydquist raced with Nitro Motorsports. In the team's #80 car he was headed for a new personal best TA2 National finish when bad luck struck and Rydquist spun in the oil of a competitor's broken powersteering, resulting in minor contact with the street circuit's concrete barriers. Rydquist was able to complete the race still on the lead lap after pitting for damage inspection. Drifting career Rydquist became interested in drifting upon moving to California. He practiced with his personal Nissan 350Z before entering the Just Drift series in 2008 with the same car, finishing the season in 8th place. Rydquist earned a sponsorship from City Tire Online and a seat in Formula D, a drifting league recognized as the pinnacle of professional drifting. In 2009 Rydquist entered three FD competition events where he immediately qualified into Top 32 at Long